No Funding for Illegal Migrant Billboards Act

This bill would stop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from spending money on ads to the general public—on billboards or otherwise—about the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman and what it does. The office would still exist, but DHS could not promote it through public advertising.

The Ombudsman looks into complaints from people in immigration detention, checks detention facilities, and helps people who say DHS officers may have acted wrongly. Without ads, fewer people may hear about these services on billboards or similar public messages, so they may need to learn about the office through other sources.

Key points:

• Who is affected: DHS and people in or connected to immigration detention.
• What changes: No DHS spending on public ads for the Ombudsman’s office or its functions, including billboards.
• What stays the same: The Ombudsman’s role—investigating complaints, inspecting facilities, and helping affected individuals—continues.